In his memoirs, Ganpuley wrote, ‘It was cogently and very enthusiastically argued at that meeting in Berlin that ‘Jana Gana Mana’ which defined India as the union of all provinces, languages and religions was most suited for being a national anthem’. The historic significance of these decisions is evident to all of us today. And, at the inaugural session of the Center on Novemthe ‘Azad Hind’ team formally decided that Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ will be the national anthem and ‘Jai Hind’ will be the national greeting. Soon, supported by diplomatic recognition from the German foreign ministry, the Free India Center was established. Years later, Ganpuley recalled how Bose was ‘very vigilant and was a master of details,’ and Hasan added, ‘He used to throw ideas around and provoked thinking and discussion’. Ganpuley.ĭetailed discussions and analysis were carried out.
It included young men like Abid Hasan, N.G.
In Berlin, during the autumn of 1941, just a few months after his dramatic escape, Subhas Chandra Bose had recruited a team of enthusiastic Indians to launch a fresh fight against the British Empire. Note: This article was originally published on Augand was republished on August 15, 2021.
